Allianz Capital Partners

Renewables

Investing in Renewables

Since 2005, Allianz Capital Partners has been dedicated to renewables and is one of the world's largest financial investors in this asset class. Investments in wind and solar projects offer an attractive annual income stream at an acceptable risk-return profile.

The advantages of the asset class are:

predictable, long-term cash yields in comparison to investments alternatives with similar risk

Investment Strategy

We invest in wind farms and solar parks on the basis of a long-term buy-and-hold strategy. Therefore we aim to maximize long-term value. Our aim is to generate stable, low risk and low volatility cash yields for the full operating asset lives of 25 to 30 years or longer. We achieve this by making sound individual asset acquisitions in addition to building a diversified portfolio with risks spread across different resource regions, different regulatory regimes and different technology providers.

Accordingly, ACP focuses strongly on operational excellence in our operating portfolio and continues to make incremental capital investments in our asset base if the long-term value is enhanced.

In Europe we are a 100% owner of our Renewables investments, but remain open to considering joint ventures with industrial partners for larger or more challenging investments. As a tax equity investor in US Renewables, we always invest alongside a strategic cash equity partner and either invest 100% of the tax equity or a lower amount on a project by project basis.

Investment Focus

Onshore wind farms and solar parks

Preferred investment size EUR 50mn to 250mn

No external leverage

Core markets within Europe with a strong regulatory framework for renewables

Stable and predictable cash flows

Low risk, long-term cash yield profile

100% ownership, but joint ventures considered for larger or more complex investments

Tax equity investment in US renewables projects

Cash equity investments in US renewables projects

Expertise

The knowledge and experience of our Renewables team makes ACP a particularly educated investor, greatly facilitating rapid progress through the due diligence and contractual negotiation process. The carefully selected team combines long term experience in project development, financing, construction and operation of both on- and offshore wind and solar parks.

Our Renewables team combines many years of experience in investment structuring and renewable energy development and operation. Working closely with industry leaders and experienced project developers, we offer our investors robust investments with predictable returns based on sound transaction structures and ongoing operational excellence.

“Reaching 3.5 billion euros of equity investment in renewables is a milestone worth marking and consolidates Allianz’s position as one of the world’s leading investors in sustainability."

Marc Groves-Raines, Head of Renewables

Portfolio

Currently, we are invested in more than 83 wind farms and 7 solar parks in Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the US. End of 2017 investments in renewables exceeded EUR 3.5 billion. These produce enough energy to supply over 1 million average EU households, sufficient to provide a city the size of central Paris with clean energy.

We will continue to seek opportunities in the markets where we have already invested, but we are also expecting to expand the investment portfolio geographically as good opportunities arise. In the medium term, we want to double our current investment volume.